Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2000

Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. The OECD education indicators enable countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Education at a Glance–OECD Indicators 2000 provides a rich and up-to-date array of indicators representing the consensus of professional thinking on how to measure the current state of education internationally. They provide information on the human and financial resources invested in education, on how education and learning systems operate and evolve, and on the returns to educational investments. The thematic organization of the volume and the background information accompanying the tables and charts make this publication a valuable resource for anyone interested in analyzing education systems across countries. This year’s edition of Education at a Glance takes a further step towards reporting internationally comparable data on lifelong learning and its impact on society and the economy. It also provides new insights in to the financing of education, with a focus on public subsidies and transfers for education and their beneficiaries. New indicators also employed populations and students with special education needs. Finally, for many indicators, more countries are now providing data. Through the World Education Indicators program, a wide range of nonmember countries have also contributed to this year’s edition of Education at a Glance, extending the coverage of some of the indicators almost two-thirds of the world populations.